Giannis
About Giannis
Gianni, the Italian form of Johnny, has gotten popular in the US, and there's a good chance Giannis will be next, thanks to rising star basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is Greek. It makes an original spin on John or Jonas - though, it should be noted that the traditional Greek pronunciation would be YAH-nees. Other spelling variations are Iannis and Yanis - the latter perhaps being popular in France and on the rise in the UK.
Pronounced ZHAHN-iss.
As of October 2026, Giannis ranked #1692 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1217 in 2022.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,025 | 26 | 14 |
| 2018 | #2,243 | 61 | 33.6 |
| 2019 | #1,289 | 144 | 80.3 |
| 2020 | #1,388 | 126 | 73 |
| 2021 | #1,237 | 155 | 88.6 |
| 2022 | #1,217 | 162 | 92.8 |
| 2023 | #1,361 | 138 | 80.7 |
| 2024 | #1,482 | 122 | 70.8 |
| 2025 | #1,692 | 97 | 56.8 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Cavidan
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- Tymon
- Javon
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- Kemari
- Ayman
- Jevon
- Jaimie
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- Diarra
- Orlin
- Braelon
- Tarik
- Soan
- Vinson
- Jannat
- Reynold
Giannis on lists
Famous Gianniss
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
Greek basketball player
- Ioannis "Giannis" Fetfatzidis
Greek footballer